Popular central districts jockey Robert Hannam faces another extended stint on the sidelines following an injury in trackwork this week. Less than three years after an ankle injury that put him out of action for eight months, Hannam has again broken a bone in his leg. “I was just on my way back off the track after riding trackwork, it was quite early on Thursday morning and it was quite a windy morning,” the 54-year-old said. “The horse just got a bit of a fright and ended up kicking me…
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Stars set to step out at Randwick trials
New Zealand horses Probabeel and Melody Belle are some of the feature race contenders scheduled to continue preparations towards their new-season returns at a star-studded set of barrier trials at Randwick. Tuesday’s barrier trials session has attracted several Group One winners among the entries along with a number of other well-performed horses being readied for feature races in the new season which begins from the start of August. In the opening heat of the morning over 850m on the Kensington track Group One winners Con Te Partiro, Dreamforce and Kolding are…
NZ Racing and Breeding News – 27 July 2020
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Nice surprise for Team Lithgow
Gotham Princess did it for the ladies at Lang Lang on Sunday when she claimed the Sylvester Doyle Puppy Championship for Sean and Mel Lithgow. An unexpected feat heading into the day, especially considering she was up against some talented young lads. “When it comes to coursing, the size of a greyhounds stride becomes very important and therefore dogs tend to be better coursing greyhounds than the girls,” Sean Lithgow said. “The girls can get around corners easier because of their frame on a circle track whereas the dogs are…
$2.5 million for both free trials at all Victorian tracks and extra race meetings per week
Victoria’s racing program will be boosted from 23 to 26 meetings a week from now until July 2021, GRV CEO Alan Clayton announced today. “We will put on three extra race meetings a week funded from additional monies added to the existing prizemoney pool,” Mr Clayton said. “This means that there is no prizemoney reduction to the current racing program with the additional meetings funded by new money.” Mr Clayton said expanding the racing program would grow revenue and create jobs which would lead to increased prizemoney and returns to…
Extra race meetings and free trials
GRV CEO Alan Clayton & Greyhound Clubs Victoria Chairman Adrian Scott joined RSN’s Racing Central to discuss two significant announcements this morning. The number of weekly race meetings on the Victorian greyhound calendar is set to climb from 23 to 26, for the purpose of growing revenue and creating jobs, which will lead to increased prizemoney and returns to participants. This, in turn, will also help secure the future of our sport. The decision around free trials was a request from Victoria’s 13 race clubs, led by GCV, to help…
Matchmaker makes impressive debut
Promising two-year-old Matchmaker got her racing career off to the best possible start when she raced away to an impressive victory at Riccarton on Saturday. The Makfi filly took on her age-group rivals off the back of an eye-catching trial win at Rangiora last week which saw her heavily supported in the 1000m dash on the Heavy 10 surface. She didn’t let her backers down as she settled nicely in midfield before easing into a challenging position approaching the home bend. Rider Tina Comignaghi asked for an effort at the…
Tiley continues red-hot run with Avondale four-timer
Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley continued his fine run of form when he saddled four winners at Avondale on Saturday. Tiley and his apprentice Callum Jones, who have combined for six wins in the past month, kicked the day off in fine style when three-year-old filly Now Is Now produced a powerful finishing burst to register her first victory in the opening 1100m event on the programme. Three races later another three-year-old filly in Macushla made it back-to-back wins when she overcame a wide run in transit for Jones to dash…
High Emocean a quality stayer in the making
Progressive staying filly High Emocean (NZ) (Ocean Park) has continued her own winter rise through the grades and in the process ended the winning sequence of her stablemate Persan at Caulfield. Persan was chasing his fourth-straight city win this winter and fifth victory in his past six starts in Saturday’s Mark Needham Handicap (2394m) for three-year-olds in which he had to lump top weight of 62kg. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Persan started the $3.80 favourite and settled just off the pace with last-start Caulfield winner Lord Bouzeron (NZ)…
Kamaruddin lands first winner
Seven-year-old gelding Al Haram provided Te Akau apprentice Joe Kamaruddin with the first win of his career on Saturday at Avondale. However, the Malaysian-born apprentice had to survive a protest lodged by runner up Windy Height and was suspended for 3 days for shifting in when Insufficiently clear of Magnanimous Man. Winning two of four starts earlier in the season, Al Haram found the line solidly for third when resuming in a Rating 81 Highweight 1550m at Awapuni earlier in the month and appreciated stepping up in to 2100m on…